Community calls have ramped up for funds to repair and reopen a popular Sydney athletics track that’s been closed to runners for more than a year. The 400m track has been out of action since ...

Teammate Salha Jasem finished second, clocking 1:05:6. Just three fractions of a second behind the runner-up was Emirati sprinter Buthaina Al Suwaidi, who covered the 400m track in 1:05:9 minutes. The ...

But different ages of asphalt throughout the track and a shortened layout that ups the lap count from 68 to 95 might be the biggest twist. The first four races at COTA were run on the full 3.4 ...

The changes to the course will eliminate the section from turn 7 through turn 11 hairpin on the full layout. The lap count ... “I think shortening the track definitely changes quite a few ...

However, this year, the 31-year-old ace stock-car driver will face a new challenge as the track layout has been shifted from the standard 3.41-mile to a shorter course of 2.4 miles and 17 turns.

The Dutch Femke Bol lowered her own mark in the 400 meters, became world champion for the first time on the indoor track and set the ... Olympic gold medal, in the 400m hurdles, after the bronze ...